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Lemon Raspberry Cupcakes
Easy lemon raspberry cupcakes recipe, homemade with simple ingredients. Soft, moist, buttery, airy and paired with cream cheese frosting.
👥 12 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 45 min⏳ Prep: 10 min🔥 Cook: 20 min👤 Abeer Rizvi📖 cakewhiz
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Cream butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl.
2
Add eggs and mix again.
Eggs (Large)2
3
Add milk, lime zest, lemon zest, lime extract, lemon extract and mix everything until it's properly combined with no lumps.
Lime zest1 tsptsp Lime zest (Optional)1/2Lemon zest1 tsptsp Lemon zest (Optional)1/2tsp Lime extract1/2Lime extract1 tsptsp Lemon extract1/2Lemon extract1 tsp
4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the all purpose flour, almond flour, baking powder and baking soda.
5
Dump this dry mixture into the wet mixture and mix until just combined.
6
This will be a thick batter but DON'T over-mix!
7
Pour this batter into cupcake liners.
8
Place a raspberry in the center of each cupcake and add 1 teaspoon of cupcake batter on top of the raspberries to cover them.
Raspberries (Fresh)12
9
Bake at 350 degrees F for about ⏱️ 20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
10
Allow these cupcakes to cool down and make the icing.
11
Add the cream cheese, butter, lemon zest, lime zest, lemon extract, lime extract, gel coloring in a deep bowl and mix everything until there are no lumps.
Cream cheese (Full fat)8 ozLemon zest1 tsptsp Lemon zest (Optional)1/2Lime zest1 tsptsp Lime zest (Optional)1/2tsp Lemon extract1/2Lemon extract1 tsptsp Lime extract1/2Lime extract1 tsp
12
Then, start adding powdered sugar while continuing to mix.
Powdered sugar5 cups
13
Start with 1 cup of sugar and work your way up.
14
If your icing is too soft, chill in fridge for ⏱️ 30-40 minutes.
15
Frost your cupcakes with this icing and top them off with fresh raspberries and slices of lime. Enjoy!
Raspberries (Fresh)12
Nutrition Facts
calories
640 kcal
fat Content
24 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
102 g
sodium Content
265 mg
protein Content
3 g
cholesterol Content
89 mg
carbohydrate Content
109 g
saturated Fat Content
13 g
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